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{title}Vehicle Accessory - The Tire Ring
These rings are a must have for car, bicycle and motorcycle enthusiasts. Made of steel and titanium, the Tire Rings are gimmicky but attractive enough without being overtly tacky. I think the design is funky and pretty dynamic and as gearcrave says, "If you’re an auto fanatic, a mountain biker or … 		Nice but no link to the website http://brianbergerondesigns.com./showcaseindex.html
- Tony Bales
{title}Multi-Room Fish Tanks - The Silverfish Aquarium from Octopus Studios
There is a more pristine and acceptable way to get tanked. Install the Silverfish Aquarium set up from Octopus Studios. Having fish around adds calmness and serenity while adding glorious natural colors… 		Very nice system and not overstocked to boot.....
- Tony Bales
{title}Starting Conversation About Ecology - Botanical Porcilean Tiles
Lovers of the science of life - botany, will be inspired by these tiles designed by Heather Knight. Top is Turf, Hydrangea, Noni, Bottom is Magnolia, Durian, Lichen. They are made of Helios Porcilean and coated with a white slip to give each tile a smooth super white matte finish. Each is 8-8.5" squ… 		nice bio-tech art.
- Tony Bales
{title}Genetically Modified Glittering Animals - Gold Seahorses
It wasn't enough to have luxurious objects, diamond-encrusted and golden everything. For those who could afford it, the mainstream luxury trend got old, very fast. The Vietnamese market found a way to… 		only westerners will be shocked and it will probably never spread into the common household pets as the Asian Fish market is a very high dollar market so no real need to expand.
- Tony Bales
{title}First Flat Pack Home - The Maison Tropicale
When will IKEA offer this? The Maison Tropicale, a revolutionary design by Jean Prouvé is going on display at Tate Modern, a design museum in London. The building originally designed to help with the… 		very raw and industrial feel...
- Tony Bales
{title}Livingstones - Living on the Rocks
The Livingstones, designed by Smarin are cute pieces of pebbles and rocks that you can jump on and still not get hurt. The Livingstones aside from being essential pieces of deco-art, are rock shaped giant… 		Beanbags for interior xeriscaping.....
- Tony Bales
{title}Eco-Friendly Sculptures – Hubcap Creatures
These beautiful sculptures have charisma and character. They are designed by Ptolemy and are made from automobile hubcaps that were found lying about roadways and junk yards. Each Hubcap Creature is… 		Very creative... Nice Bio-mechanical combination.
- Tony Bales
{title}Human Bone Chapel - Sedlec Ossuary
If you're afraid of haunted places, this church is probably worth avoiding. The inside of this historical Christian building near Prague is covered in the remains of over 40,000 people. The matter in which… 		a pioneer of refurbished art.....
- Tony Bales
{title}weeHouse: $45k Pre Fab Home That's Cooler than Your Cabin
Why not locate one of these in the middle of the mountains and have a spanky cabin? - Complete factory-built dwellings that arrive on trucks ready to live in. - Available as studios, one- and two-bedroom,… 		just a small plot of land and poof instant get away
- Tony Bales
{title}Performance Superquads Part 2 - The Yamaha Tesseract
Why race around on two wheels when the Yamaha Tesseract lets you race around on four? In 2006 we first started writing about performance superquads, so it's nice to see Yamaha's new concept. The Yamaha… 		Could be a very cool alternative for those times you just have to use four wheels...
- Tony Bales





{title}Wet Lamp
The Wet Lamp, designed by Scott Franklin, is safe despite my thoughts of getting electrocuted by it. Basically it's an exposed light bulb that floats in glass bowl full of water. It It operates by a silver… 		Just wonder about the longevity of the water quality
- Tony Bales
{title}fLORA-flex Tile is the New Brick - From The Brick Exhibition
On 24 May 2007, "Brick: the exhibition" will showcase the future of the brick at the Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam. The exhibition features bricks that go well beyond the traditional blocks around… 		very cool. Could make for a very interesting interior wall design.
- Tony Bales
{title}Recycled Furniture - Lamp Made from Books
Dutch design house Bomdesign features the Booklamp, a beautiful lamp fixture made from recycled books. The books are re-shaped into a variety of shades, though the light emitted is likely not suitable… 		Nice accent light
- Tony Bales
{title}Voronoi Shelf by Marc Newson
This is one of those pieces that skirt between art and design. Marc Newson’s Voronoi Shelf looks simple enough at first glance, but after further inspection you may ask yourself: What is this thing made… 		very molecular nice eye catch.
- Tony Bales
{title}Virtual Forest - New Bathroom Concept
The virtual forest is a new concept for bathrooms. The glass wall as a shower curtain invokes the feeling of being in forested environment for that exhilarating moment of cleansing. Designed and conceptualised… 		Add an in the wall waterfall fixture for a mood stter.
- Tony Bales
{title}Grass Concrete - The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Alternative Footpath Paving System
Next years Olympic games in Beijing China will feature greenery incorporated, environmentally-sustainable footpaths for the millions that will walk the Olympic Forest Park - the multimillion-dollar, 680-hectare… 		Nice mixture of tech and nature...
- Tony Bales


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